Sleigh



UNiTE TATES ATENT OFFICE,

LEvi nEBoLr, Je., OF KINGSTON CENTRE, OHIO.

SLEIGH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 272,532, dated February 20, 1883'.

Application tiled November 4, 1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LL. DEBOLT, Jr.,ot' Kingston Centre, in the county of Delaware and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements iii Sleighs; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ottheinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in sleighs; and it consists in standards which are formed from tworods which are bent so as to form semicircles, and which have their ends directly connected to the runner, the rods be Ving halved into each other, so as to brace and support each other at their center, and braced at their outer ends by means of additional bracerods.

It still further consists in the combination of curvedibraces which extend entirely across under the body of the sleigh from one runner to the other, and which are braced by suitable metallic rods which are secured to the bent rods which form the standards, all ot' which will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object ot'iny iiiveii tion is to form a sleigh which, while being very light and showy in appearance, possesses more than the usual strength and durability.

Figure lis a side elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail view.

A represents the runners, which may be bent into the shape here shown, or any other that may be preferred.

The standards B are formed from two rods, which are bent into semicircles, as shown, and which have their ends mort-ised or otherwise secured directly to the runner. These rods are halved where they cross each other, so that when tted together they forni only a thickness equal to the thickness of one ot' the rods, as shown at C, and at the same time they are made to form mutual braces or supports for eachother near the center of the ruimer. In order to brace these standards at their outer ends, the rods D are used, which have their lower ends mortised into the under side of the (No model.)

standards, as shown. Standards thus formed are very light and showy in appearance.

The cross-bars Gr have suitable recesses formed in their under sides, so as to catch over the tops of the standards, and thus brace the standards rigidly in position in relation to each other. To the outer ends of these bars, on each side of the sleigh, is secured the rave I, which extends forward and has its front end curved upward and let into the upper end of the runner for the purpose of securing the runner in shape. A shaft-rod, J, is also usedfor each runner, and which rods will be made of light round iron. The front ends of the rods are fastened to the inner sides of the runners, while their rear ends pass backward through the front bar. The front portion, L, of the body is fastened upon the top of the front bar, and

to give additional strength to these side braces,

there is a metallic rod or brace, O, fastened to the outer side ot' each of the runners and to the outer side ofthe lower end of each of the cross-braces, and which rod then extends upward and passes through the under side of the standard and the cross-bar. Also passing ihrough each ot' these curved side braces, on each side of its center, is a rod or brace, P, which has a hole made through its upper end, so as to allow the upper end of the brace 0 to pass through it.

By the construction above described the shafts are fastened to the rods J back of the runners, and the horse is thus brought closer to the sleigh, the body is placed in between the runners, and thus made to run more evenly, and the driver is bronglit nearer to the horse.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In a sleigh, the combination ofthe runner with the two standards B, which are formed from rods which are bent in semicircles, and

which have their lower ends secured directly to the runners, and which cross each other at their iun'er ends, substantially as shown and described. e 5 2. The combination of the runners with the semicircular rods which form the standards B, the rods being secured together Where they cross each other, near their inner ends, and braced by the short rods D at their outer ends, xo substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the runners With the curved brace-rods which extend across under Athe body, and have their lower ends connected directly with the runners and braced by the LEVI DEBOLT, JR.

Witnesses:

ANNA ROBERTS, BERTHA ROBERTS. 

